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"       Good news: It looks like there won&amp;#039;t be any big drama between Nicki Minaj and Iggy Azalea, after all. Almost everyone believed Minaj&amp;#039;s acceptance speech at the BET Awards last Sunday was a jab towards Azalea\u2014but as Minaj would say, &amp;quot;No, no, no shade, no, no, no shade.&amp;quot; She set the record straight today on Twitter. It turns out her comments were really just about the importance of women writing their own songs in the heavily male-dominated music industry.      The media puts words in my mouth all the time and this is no different. I will always take a stance on women writing b/c I believe in us! \u2014 NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014         I believe we&amp;#039;re smart enough to write down our own thoughts and perspective, just like the men do. I&amp;#039;ve been saying this for 5 YEARS \u2014 NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014         I fell in love with Lauryn Hill b/c I knew she was the author behind those amazingly profound and articulated songs on the MisEducation \u2014 NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014         I wondered how Lauryn tapped into my brain and wrote an album on love, betrayal, passion, pain, triumph, brokenness.... Did she read minds? \u2014 NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014         It&amp;#039;s the same reason I have a different level of respect for Missy. I know she&amp;#039;s a writer and a producer. Women MUST aspire for more. \u2014 NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014    Minaj pointed out that she&amp;#039;s publicly supported Iggy on her success and added that she wants to &amp;quot;motivate women to write.&amp;quot; Using her mega-platform in the music industry to empower more women is definitely something we can get behind.      I&amp;#039;ve congratulated Iggy on the success of Fancy, publicly. She should be very proud of that. All the women nominated should b proud. \u2014 NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014         That will never change my desire to motivate women to write. Our voices have to be heard. I hope I inspire up &amp;amp;amp; coming females to do that. \u2014 NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014    Related: Nicki Minaj: Major Minaj Iggy Azalea Matches The Beatles US Chart Record Iggy Azalea and T.I. Team Up On New Track &amp;#039;No Mediocre&amp;#039; Photo Credit: Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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